"This is what I learned: 
that everybody is talented, original,
and has something to say."    
Brenda Ueland  If You Want to Write

Write for Yourself"

A six-week writing workshop with
New Hampshire author
Lorraine Lordi
May 14th - June 18th, 2008
Wednesdays, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. 
(Space limited to 8;
ages 18 - 108!)
Cost:  $90.00

Send an e-mail to Lorraine -- lclordi@gmail.com 
if you're interested in signing up.  In your e-mail, please include a short paragraph explaining some of the reasons why you'd like to participate in this workshop and what you hope to gain from it.  Also, complete one of the following:
"For me, writing is like _____" 
or "For me, writing is_____"         

            

     Nineteen years of teaching college writing and community    workshops have taught me what Brenda Ueland discovered, too.   Most of us really do want to put our thoughts down in writing, either for ourselves and/or for others. 

     For some reason (usually those nagging voices from our past telling us we're not good enough, which is absurd!), we've stopped believing this truth: The words we want to write do matter, and we, by virtue of being human, deserve to delight ourselves with them.

     I do, however, understand the fears associated with writing. As a weekly columnist for 18 years, I still sit down, pen in hand, and wonder, "Will this be the day the words desert me?" I also know, though, that in a caring and joyful environment, people can overcome those fears and connect with the thoughts and stories within them. Writing is a freeing leap of faith that allows us to become joyful and impassioned and sane(r) again!  Really!   

     Through my safe, supportive, and fun (yes, fun) writing workshops, the writing you create will end up delighting and inspiring you.  If you've always wanted to write, don't wait.  Sign up now for my spring workshop, "Time to Write." 

      In the words of St. Augustine: "God has promised forgiveness to your repentence, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination."    J